Verse 21

They devoted to destruction everything in the city—men and women, young and old, as well as oxen, sheep, and donkeys—by the edge of the sword.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De utslettet alt som var i byen med sverdets egg: menn og kvinner, unge og gamle, okser, sauer og esler.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og de ødela alt som var i byen, både menn og kvinner, unge og gamle, med okser, får og esler, ved sverdets egg.

• Norsk King James

  Og de utslettet alt som var i byen, både menn og kvinner, unge og gamle, storfe og sauer, samt esler, med sverdet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De ødela alt som var i byen – menn og kvinner, unge og gamle, både okser, sauer og esler – med sverdets egg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De viet alt som fantes i byen til tilintetgjørelse med sverd, både mann og kvinne, ung og gammel, okse, sau og esel.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De utslettet alt det som var i byen, både menn og kvinner, unge og gamle, okser, sauer og esler, med sverdets egg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De ødela alt i byen fullstendig, både menn og kvinner, unge og gamle, samt okser, sauer og esler, med sverdenes egg.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  De utslettet alt det som var i byen, både menn og kvinner, unge og gamle, okser, sauer og esler, med sverdets egg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De ødela alt i byen – både mann og kvinne, ung og gammel, okse, sau og esel – med sverdets egg.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De bannlyste alt som var i byen, både menn og kvinner, unge og gamle, okser, sauer og esler, med sverd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de ødelagde alt det, som var i Staden, baade Mand og Qvinde, baade Ung og Gammel, og Øxne og Faar og Asener, med skarpe Sværd.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De utryddet fullstendig alt som var i byen, både menn og kvinner, unge og gamle, og okser, sauer og esler med sverdets egg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De utryddet alt som var i byen, både menn og kvinner, både unge og gamle, og oksen, sauen og eselet, med sverdets egg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og de viet alt som var i byen til Herren, fra mann til kvinne, fra ung til gammel, til og med okse, sau og esel, med sverdets egg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og de ødela alt som var i byen, både menn og kvinner, unge og gamle, okser, sauer og esler, med sverdets egg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De utslettet alt som var i byen; menn og kvinner, unge og gamle, storfe, sauer og esler ble slått ihjel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus they wanne ye cite, and destroyed all that was in the cite with the edge of the swerde, both man and woman, yonge and olde, oxe, shepe, and Asse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they vtterly destroyed all that was in the citie, both man and woman, yong, and olde, and oxe, and sheepe, and asse, with the edge of the sword.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they vtterly destroyed all that was in the citie, both man and woman, young and olde, oxe, sheepe, and asse, with the edge of the sworde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they utterly destroyed all that [was] in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they devote all that `is' in the city, from man even unto woman, from young even unto aged, even unto ox, and sheep, and ass, by the mouth of the sword.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they put everything in the town to the curse; men and women, young and old, ox and sheep and ass, they put to death without mercy.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They annihilated with the sword everything that breathed in the city, including men and women, young and old, as well as cattle, sheep, and donkeys.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 2:34 : 34 At that time we captured all his cities and completely destroyed every city, including the men, women, and children; we left no survivors.
• Deut 7:2-3 : 2 and when the LORD your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must devote them to complete destruction. Do not make a covenant with them or show them any mercy. 3 Do not intermarry with them: do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,
• Deut 7:16 : 16 You shall destroy all the nations the LORD your God is giving over to you. Do not look on them with pity, and do not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.
• Deut 20:16-17 : 16 But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes. 17 Completely destroy them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you.
• Josh 9:24-25 : 24 They answered Joshua, 'Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you this entire land and destroy all its inhabitants before you. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.' 25 Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.
• Josh 10:28 : 28 That same day, Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. He treated the king of Makkedah as he had treated the king of Jericho.
• Josh 10:39 : 39 They captured it, its king, and all its villages. They struck them with the edge of the sword and completely destroyed everyone in it, leaving no survivors. They did to Debir and its king as they had done to Hebron, to Libnah, and its king.
• Josh 11:14 : 14 The Israelites took all the plunder and livestock of these cities for themselves, but they killed all the people with the sword, completely destroying them and leaving no survivors.
• 1 Sam 15:3 : 3 Now go and attack Amalek. Devote to destruction everything they have. Do not spare them; kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.'
• 1 Sam 15:8 : 8 He captured Agag, king of Amalek, alive, but he utterly destroyed all the people with the sword.
• 1 Sam 15:18-19 : 18 And the LORD sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and utterly destroy the sinful Amalekites; wage war against them until you completely wipe them out.' 19 Why then did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush for the spoil and do what is evil in the eyes of the LORD?
• 1 Kgs 20:42 : 42 The prophet said to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Because you released a man I had determined should die, it will be your life for his life, and your people for his people.'
• Ps 137:8-9 : 8 O daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us. 9 Blessed is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rock.
• Jer 48:18 : 18 Come down from your place of glory and sit in thirst, inhabitant daughter of Dibon, for the one who destroys Moab has attacked you, ruining your fortresses.
• Rev 18:21 : 21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, 'Thus, with violence, Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and it will never be found again.'